Head Start Lead Teacher

TITLE: Head Start Lead Teacher 1, 2, 3 (May be assigned local crisis manager tasks) Reports to: Assigned supervisor Job Summary Contribute to the mission and vision of MICA by creating a positive, respectful, and safe environment when working with children, families and agency and community partners.

Provide a successful, safe and supervised educational setting for children.

Promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children.

Encourage parent engagement in all aspects of the program.

This position is responsible for providing oversight and leadership to the classroom team, including supervision of staff and responsibility for achieving and maintaining established educational thresholds of participants.

Supports MICAs mission, vision, values, Ways of Working, and Whole Family Approach.

This position may perform regular duties at alternative sites with permission of the Program Director Summary of Essential Job Functions Contribute to and participate in an effective classroom teaching team Develop and implement learning experiences that ensure effective curriculum implementation and use of assessment and promote childrens progress across the standards described in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five and the Iowa Early Learning Standards to meet each childs individual needs, interests, learning styles and individual goals that are compatible with the childs family culture.

Ensure the assigned curriculum is implemented with fidelity and support skills development in the areas of Approaches to Learning, Social and Emotional Development, Language and Literacy, Cognition, and Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development.

Develop and implement weekly lesson plans.Develop positive and nurturing relationships with children.

Interact and engage with children through conversations and facilitating activities in English.Engage in positive caregiving routines with children.

o Screen each childs developmental, behavioral, motor, language, social, cognitive, and emotional skills as required.

Meet with consultants to discuss childs needs; implement plans as advised.

Maintain a socially and emotionally safe and supportive climate in the classroom using Conscious Discipline practices and PBIS supports.

Use Safety First strategies when appropriate.

Maintain the safety and welfare of children at all times.

o Must be able to identify and recognize children and to observe them in their daily environments in order to assure their safety at all times.

o Maintain and arrange the equipment and materials in an appropriate, safe, healthy and orderly fashion in the classroom, on the playground and on field trips.

o Must be able to assist all children in all emergency and disaster drills and situations.

Must be able to push and control an occupied wheelchair.

o Must maintain confidentiality of information about children and families at all times.

o Must obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certifications.

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